1chippy wrote: » sorry to hear that, they were good stock. Was it the parts that lads didnt go for or what? are you out 2k on what they should have made or on money spent. sorry if its a stupid q.
reilig wrote: » Jasus, I was in Carrigallen yesterday and I thought that prices were very good. What breeds and weights did you sell?
pakalasa wrote: » To be honest, I was expecting you'd say that. I saw them on that Donedeal video and I thought they were well back on your normal guality. What did you do different?
caseman wrote: » Had a few in ballymote E2.66 a kg was tops back to E2.35 no big price to be had.Only averaged E985 for 6 blue bulls 10 to 11 month weanlings
blue5000 wrote: » Sorry to hear that, I think it's a reflection on how scarce feed is. But sure at least you have 9k for a few bills. What are you doing with the rest of them?
delaval wrote: » What is your calving index. I really fert needs to feature in your decisions?
micky mouse wrote: » TLT are the exporters,i heard they bought a lot of the heifer weanlings in mohill on wedneday
tanko wrote: » Some well known exporters are not being given credit in some well known marts anymore. At the moment it isn't paying to carry weanlings over the winter. The lack of fodder and crap weather arent helping either.
bob charles wrote: » about bloody time too, give the small guy who is paying there and then for his animals a chance, easy drive up the price if you aint going paying for ....... (dont insert weeks)
blue5000 wrote: » Bob it costs somewhere between 5-700 euro to keep a suckler cow for a year. If producers aren't getting this covered by the weanling price they have 2 choices. Get out or keep the weanlings to heavier weights, or perhaps take them all the way to slaughter if they can.
whelan1 wrote: » is that for me or td5man?
delaval wrote: » For anybody who was talking about choosing milky bulls
leg wax wrote: » they should have made 2k more 7 blues 2 parts weights from 280 kgs to 420 kgs had the champion bull ,quality was ther but not as heavy muscled,problem was no tlt or garvalli who drive on the price. averaged close to 3 a kg all the bulls are gone only a few heifers on the rape and they will be going to grass for 6 weeks before i sell them if i pass tb test
Marooned75 wrote: » Any suggestions for fertiliser to use on ground that is been used to outwinter a few bullocks,that would bring it back to speed fairly quickly its got pasture sward and 18-6-12 over the years.
whelan1 wrote: » mine is 405, need to work on it, i am not using milky bulls....
td5man wrote: » Mine is somewhere around 340-50 using stock bull. Autumn calvers started being served last week theyre going to be around 400.
stanflt wrote: » 600 more like it- my autumn calvers get served 42days after calving and still have a 390 whole herd calving interval-
bob charles wrote: » Sorry I didnt mean to be having a pop off the price of the weanlings as it makes no odds to me what price they are as I dont buy any. but in general marts extending long credit to purchasers is only going to result in a serious problem if a mart goes bang and leave farmers out of pocket.
bob charles wrote: » .... but in general marts extending long credit to purchasers is only going to result in a serious problem if a mart goes bang and leave farmers out of pocket.
pakalasa wrote: » Yep, credit is a dangerous thing, and the biggest threat to marts.
funny man wrote: » In most cases i just hate the sight of twin calves, either the cow is recked or the calves are delicate but i get great satisfaction out of twin heifer calves. just in from feeding a pair of TIO heifers, born from a big 2 year old Holstein heifer proper HoJo's. don't know if anyone on here has used him but he is throwing serious strong calves.
whelan1 wrote: » think your figures are wrong there.... was looking at the first few spring calvers calving interval yesterday , a good few where between 345-360 days then you have the carry over cows that are 500:eek:
td5man wrote: » Wasnt the whole herd, the ones that calved last feb/mar are calving jan/feb this year. The ones that sept/oct aren't going to calve till nov/dec if they hold. Then you have the carryover.
